“Bold and the Beautiful”: Brooke made her pitch to Ridge and was rebuffed. Donna called out Katie over her getting back at Brooke through Ridge. Eric was furious that everyone kept Wyatt’s stealing of the diamond from him. Aly was upset after Eric demanded she stop treating Wyatt and Quinn badly. An exhausted Aly had what she thought was a conversation with Darla. Brooke told Bill about Ridge and Katie. Bill wasn’t thrilled when the news didn’t send Brooke back into his arms. Instead, Brooke turned to the bottle and passed out at the Forrester mansion. Rick became infuriated with Ridge after Bill disclosed that Katie faked collapsing to stop the wedding. Katie and Ridge reveled in their newfound love.

“Days of Our Lives”: Daniel confronted Nicole with the evidence from her room. Jennifer took action to determine her harasser. Adrienne grilled Abigail. EJ assured Abigail he would always be a part of his child’s life should Abigail be pregnant. Sami and Lucas bonded over their past. Theresa was surprised when Liam said he wanted to get to know her better. Rory and Bev played a prank on JJ that could ruin his chances with Paige. EJ and Abigail got the results of the pregnancy test. Ben was upset to learn Jordan was staying in Salem because of Rafe. Brady became jealous after catching Theresa with Liam. Nicole tried to seduce Eric. Maggie exploded after catching Theresa with Brady. Daniel and Jennifer hosted a disastrous dinner party. Awkwardness ensued when Maxine brought up the subject of marriage to Jennifer and Daniel. Eric realized a future with Nicole could be complicated. Hope and Aiden came to an understanding. Kate made good on her promise to have dinner with Stefano.

“General Hospital”: Michael decided surgery was the best hope for AJ. A distraught Patrick operated on AJ. Sonny whispered to a comatose AJ that he wanted him to die. Silas mother-in-law, Madelaine, paid him a visit and asked Silas to sign papers forsaking his inheritance. Sam thinks Nathan is hiding something. He is — he’s Silas’ brother-in-law. Alexis gave a surprised Molly and TJ her blessing. TJ and Shawn got a blast from the past — TJ’s mother, who wants to take him home. When TJ refused, his mother decided to move to Port Charles. Ava questioned Julian about his involvement with Ric. As a favor to Sonny, Alexis asked Julian to attend Nicolas’ engagement party with her. Cameron’s disappearance made Elizabeth frantic, but Ric calmed things down when he found Cameron. Lulu confided her feelings about Ben to Lucas. A vision of Emily made Nikolas admit he loves Elizabeth. Patrick told Monica and Michael that AJ is in a coma. Ava had a proposition for Sonny. Luke hit on Kiki. Sam confessed her romantic past to Silas. Elizabeth learned Ben is Lulu’s son. Obrecht was infuriated to find Brad ready to reveal the truth to Lucas. Sonny and Alexis looked into the Ric-Julian connection. Luke’s vulgar assessment of Britt appalled Nikolas. Sam and Silas had a romantic moment.

“Young and the Restless”: Cane told Lily he was looking into Victor’s assertion that he was set up in the Bonaventure drug scandal. Jack asked Hilary to join Neil as a liaison to Forrester Creations. The homeless man the police questioned after Adam and Billy’s car accident told Victor he saw a man crawl from the wreckage before the explosion and that he was heading home. Kelly and Stitch clashed over Billy and Victoria. Billy asked Victoria to come home but she decided to leave town with Johnny for awhile. Jill admitted to Lauren she was blackmailed into marrying Colin, while Colin got Jill to admit she loved him. Abby and Tyler found a blog that said they were engaged. Victor told the Cassie impostor to leave town. Ian’s ex-wife tried to sell information to Dylan about Ian. Chelsea learned Chloe got a restraining order against see seeing Connor. Chelsea freaked out when she read negative reviews of her line on the Internet.

DirecTV Now has some attractive features, including its price, but the overall service is disappointing and an inadequate substitute for a traditional pay TV package, Tech Files columnist Troy Wolverton says.